New Resource Allows Individuals to Obtain Standardized Background Checks to Expedite Participation in Volunteer Service

FT. COLLINS, Colo., and ATLANTA, Dec. 9, 2013 – Verified Volunteers, the first-of-its-kind platform for volunteer background screening, and Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, today announced a groundbreaking new partnership to make vetting volunteers faster, easier and less costly for nonprofits and volunteers themselves.

Acts of Giving Back – with “Viral” Twist by Young Actors – Seeks $1 Million in Toys, Games Donated by Hasbro, Inc.

Los Angeles, Dec. 3, 2013 – Wrapping gifts for military families. Passing out blankets. Creating “bedtime bags” for children at shelters. Delivering cards to hospital patients. These are among the hundreds of thousands of actions that kids across the U.S. will be performing this holiday season.

Disney Friends for ChangeSponsors National Day of Service to Inspire Families to Make a Difference in Their Communities

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22, 2013 – What’s your project this Saturday? In North Carolina, one family will work at a local farm that feeds the homeless. In Texas, another family will assist community outreach efforts to help their neighbors in need gain better access to housing and medicine.

Nation's largest day of volunteering sponsored by Gannett's USA WEEKEND Magazine and Points of Light will unite Americans in a common cause to help others and compete for $130,000 in charitable awards from Newman's Own

Miami-Dade’s largest aquaponic lab will open to educate students about urban agriculture; Celebrity chefs will lead discussion on how to innovate in making food accessible to all; Volunteers to assemble 1,000 mobile garden bags for local residents in need